European Poker Tour Prague Stop Begins Tomorrow

The second stop ever in the Czech Republic capital city of Prague on the PokerStars European Poker Tour begins tomorrow at noon CET (3 a.m. PST). The €5,000 no-limit hold’em main event will play down to one champion over the course of four tournament days that will take place from Dec. 9-13. The Prague stop on the EPT was wildly popular when it debuted last year on the season-four schedule. There were 555 players who descended upon the shores of the Vltava River one year ago, and the cap of 600 players should challenge the physical capacity of the Hilton Prague Hotel this year.

The live tournament coverage team from Card Player Europe will be on hand to cover all of the action from the event. This tournament will also mark the first major tournament apperance of current World Champion Peter Eastgate since he won the World Series of Poker main event in November. The players will begin with 10,000 in tournament chips, and the blinds will begin at 25-50. The standard EPT structure will be followed for this event. Here is a look at the tournament schedule:

Tuesday, Dec. 9: Day 1A -- Eight levels (All preliminary days begin at noon CET)
Wednesday, Dec. 10: Day 1B -- Eight levels
Thursday, Dec. 11: Day 2 -- Level 9-16, or down to 32 players
Friday, Dec. 12: Day 3 -- Down to final table
Saturday, Dec. 13: Final table (Begins at 1 p.m. CET)

 

2007 EPT Prague

Number of Entrants: 555
Buy-in: €5,000
Total Prize Pool: $3,542,33
First-Place Prize: €708,400
Places Paid: 56

Final-Table Results:

1: Arnaud Mattern -- €708,400
2: Gino Alacqua -- €407,300
3: Kristian Kjondal -- €235,300
4: Juha Lauttamus -- €182,200
5: Markus Golser -- €151,800
6: Nedzib Suman -- €119,000
7: Dagomir Palovic -- €93,600
8: Mikael Norinder -- €63,200
9: Johannes Strassmann -- €39,200

Notable Cashes: Christer Johansson (10th), Michael McDonald (14th), Marc Karam (20th), and Magnus Petersson (50th).

Join the Card Player live reporting team for all the action at EPT Prague for season five starting tomorrow, from the moment “Shuffle up and deal” is announced until the final hand. This is the fifth stop for season five on the EPT, and Card Player will be covering each and every one of the 11 stops during the season.

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